Isolation and characterization of new microsatellite markers for the invasive softshell clam, mya arenaria (L.) (bivalvia: Myidae)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 2515-2520

  Krapal, Ana Maria ^a,b   Popa, Oana Paula ^a,b   Iorgu, Elena Iulia ^a   Costache, Marieta ^b   Popa, Luis Ovidiu ^a,c  

^a Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^c ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Black sea; Genetic diversity; Invasive; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLACK SEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOTE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MYA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPECIES INVASION; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BIVALVIA; MYA ARENARIA; MYIDAE;

GENETIC MARKERS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MYA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84857670918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13022515     Document Type: Article

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